12TH CORPS FORMATIONS ADVANCE TOWARDS THE AFWATERINGS CANAL-RIVER MAAS LINE (PART 3) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: 12TH CORPS FORMATIONS ADVANCE TOWARDS THE AFWATERINGS CANAL-RIVER MAAS LINE (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 187-4
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  • Summary:
  • Description: Dutch civilians standing next to a road sign pointing the way to Tilburg and Oosterhout and on street pavements in the small town of Dongen greet detachments from the 1st Royal Tank Regiment's REME LAD and recovery sections and its 'B' squadron as they ride past in jeeps, M5 half- tracks, Cromwell ARVs and Cromwell tanks; note the Dutch tricolour flags and bunting on display from windows and wires stretched across the street. A Sherman OP tank from either the 3rd or 5th Royal Horse Artillery heads down a country road towards Oosterhout, 7th Armoured Division's next objective.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 187-4
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-10-30
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Parkinson (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Netherlands & <south> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 90 ft; Running time: 1 min
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